Forensic Team

We work with people who present an active or high specific risk to others, due to their mental health problems or learning disability and, who may have had contact with the criminal justice system.

Type

Forensic Team

We work with people who present an active or high risk to others, due to their mental health problems or learning disability and, who may have had contact with the criminal justice system.

This team offers:

  • nursing and medical support
  • psychological assessments of mental health needs
  • help with social care needs and risk factors.

Many different kinds of people use our service and we offer a wide range of techniques and interventions.

Who is this service for? Adults who suffer from a mental disorder or learning disability that drives serious offending behaviour, placing others at serious risk. This may include homicide or attempted murder, wounding with intent, rape, attempted rape and sexual assaults, as well as fire setting (when reckless or with intent to endanger life).

Address

Newland House, Campbell Square, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 5EB

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How do I register for this service?

For help and advice with the community forensic team (CFT) please visit your GP or community mental health team who will contact the CFT team on your behalf at our Newland House office.

Contact us

Community Forensic Team
Newland House
Campbell Square
Northampton, NN1 5EB

Telephone: 03000 270717

Mon-Fri: 09.00-17.00

Mental health, learning disabilities and speciality services

  1. Acute Liaison Service and Psychiatry for Older Persons
  2. Adult ADHD, Autism and Tourette’s Team (AAATT)
  3. Adult Inpatients Acute
  4. Adult Inpatient Low Secure
  5. Adult Inpatient Specialist
  6. Adult Inpatient PICU
  7. At Risk Mental State Service
  8. Community Mental Health Adult - Early Intervention N’Step
  9. Community Mental Health Transformation
  10. Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Team
  11. Crisis cafés
  12. Crisis Houses: The Warren and The Martins
  13. Custody Healthcare Team
  14. Eating Disorders Service
  15. Forensic Team
  16. Gender Identity Clinic
  17. Health Based Place of Safety
  18. IPS Employment Service
  19. Northamptonshire NHS Talking Therapies
  20. Learning Disabilities
  21. Maternal Loss Psychology Service
  22. Memory Assessment Service
  23. Northants Personality Disorder Hub
  24. Older Adults Community Services
  25. Older People’s Inpatient Acute
  26. Peer support service
  27. Planned Care and Recovery Treatment Service
  28. Police Liaison & Triage
  29. Recovery College
  30. rTMS - Centre for Neuromodulation
  31. Secured Services
  32. Serenity Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC)
  33. Specialist perinatal mental health
  34. The Mental Health Number
  35. Urgent Care and Assessment Team
  36. Younger Persons with Dementia Team
  37. Neuromodulation (rTMS/ECT)